According to the General Statistics Office, in 2024, Vietnam will continue to be a safe and attractive destination for international investment and business, being among the top 15 developing countries attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the world.

The trend of foreign capital continuing to flow strongly into Vietnam promises to open up a series of new career opportunities, especially in fields requiring high expertise such as production management operations, quality management, supply chain management, etc.

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The trend of foreign capital continuing to flow strongly into Vietnam opens up a series of new career opportunities in the Manufacturing sector. Photo: BAT Vietnam

In addition to the advantage of a vibrant market, to take advantage of the wave of opportunities to advance in their careers, Ms. Nguyen Thi Doan Trang - Director of BAT Vietnam's Production Division, shared that in addition to professional factors, human resources in the Production Division should take advantage of inevitable trends that have shaped the development of the industry in recent years such as high-tech manufacturing, green industry and digital transformation... to continuously cultivate and upgrade related skills, ensuring sufficient capacity to meet the requirements of the industry in the future.

Launch pad for career acceleration

In an effort to improve global performance and support growth in each market, BAT Vietnam identifies developing a team of highly qualified personnel with experience and global vision as one of its top sustainable development goals.

Mr. Md. Jahid Shafique - Director of Human Resources, Culture and Integration of BAT Vietnam - said that the company invests heavily in human development goals with 3 strategic pillars: Care - Growth - Transformation, aiming not only to train high-quality human resources for key positions, but also to promote open opportunities for diverse career development for employees at all levels.

“In addition to career development opportunities, BAT Vietnam always pays attention to and implements comprehensive welfare initiatives such as “LiveWell” to support employees’ mental, physical, social and financial health. With a commitment to putting people, environment and culture at the heart of development, BAT Vietnam creates a comprehensive workplace, valuing diversity, innovation and sustainability in all activities. At BAT, talents are encouraged to be bold and dynamic, actively contributing creative ideas to adapt and continuously develop in an environment of constant innovation,” said Mr. Md. Jahid Shafique.

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Developing a team of highly qualified personnel with experience and global vision is one of BAT Vietnam's top development goals. Photo: BAT Vietnam

In addition, the company also strives to implement human resource development initiatives, creating a diverse, equal, respectful and development-focused working environment for each employee. For example, the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) strategy has achieved impressive results such as 100% of management being trained on bias awareness and leadership style promoting inclusion; more than 47% of managers at all levels at BAT Vietnam will be female by 2024.

Stretch yourself through real projects

Not only that, at BAT Vietnam's Manufacturing division, there are also many opportunities to hone and progress through practical projects related to the group's sustainable development strategy (ESG).

A concrete example of the unique environment and career development opportunities at BAT Vietnam is the journey of Mr. Tran Hai Ha - Process Improvement Project Manager at BAT Fiji. Mr. Ha said that since joining BAT Vietnam, he has had the opportunity to work in many different positions in the company's Production department in Vietnam and abroad.

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The opportunity to hone and improve through real-life projects has helped Mr. Ha accumulate diverse knowledge and professional skills in many fields. Photo: BAT Vietnam

“To reach important leadership positions in their career journey, employees must be exposed to and experience different working cultures, and at the same time create positive changes through projects or exchange programs. Currently, I have the opportunity to work at BAT Fiji (a country in Oceania) with the goal of supporting the improvement of capacity and efficiency of the factory here,” Ha shared.
Rotating through different positions and countries helped Mr. Ha accumulate diverse knowledge and professional skills in many fields, better understand the working culture in many environments to perfect his leadership capacity as well as business understanding.

The opportunity to learn, practice and grow in BAT's global working environment has helped Mr. Hai Ha define his career path more clearly. An important factor is the culture of empowerment and creating conditions for employees to access and take on important positions in the operating system.

Faced with the ever-expanding trend of today's profession, candidates need to prepare solid knowledge and be ready to seize every opportunity on the journey to build and develop a sustainable career.

Bich Dao